Man prompts bomb scare at Las Vegas casino

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September 4, 2010 12:00:00 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS --

A popular Las Vegas casino has reopened after a bomb scare forced police to evacuate the building Saturday.Police said a man walked up to the security desk at Arizona Charlie's Hotel and Casino, located several blocks from the Las Vegas Strip.

The man allegedly claimed to have a bomb to have a bomb strapped to his waist and threatened to blow himself up.

After negotiating with the man for nearly three hours, police were eventually able to arrest him.